DisrupTV

AI agents are multiplying—and with them come new challenges around identity, authorization, privacy, and security. On this episode of DisrupTV, Jeff Jonas, Founder and CEO of Senzing, and David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator at the Stimson Center and Principal and CEO of LDA Ventures Inc., discuss how organizations can govern human and machine identities, set boundaries for agents, a...

How can AI become more affordable, more open, and more useful to people? On this episode of Disrupt TV, James Altucher explores AI’s growing infrastructure needs, the potential of decentralized AI, and his approach to matching different models to tasks based on quality, speed, and cost. Then Ganesh, CEO of Aspr AI, shares how AI can augment sales teams: automating routine work, surfacing overlooke...

How can organizations help people do their best work—and deliver better experiences for customers—in the age of AI? In this episode of DisrupTV, co-hosts Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang welcome Camilla Kring, founder of The Bee Society and author of Chrono Leadership, and Celia Fleischaker, CMO of Conga. Kring explains how chronotypes and biological rhythms influence energy, well-being, and performan...

In a turbulent, over-hyped, and deeply human AI era, what does it actually take to lead well? In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar bring together four leaders whose work spans human psychology, national security crisis response, enterprise AI strategy, and M&A IT leadership — and who all arrive at the same essential insight: the technical and the human are not separate p...

In the landmark 450th episode of DisrupTV, hosts Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang bring together two guests who illuminate the future of work from opposite ends — one from the front lines of AI-powered customer experience, one from the science of what makes teams truly exceptional — and find a coherent argument running through both: the organizations that win will be those that combine disciplined AI...

In Episode 449 of DisrupTV, hosts Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang bring together three thinkers whose work spans the enterprise and the individual, the organizational and the deeply human — and who arrive at the same essential warning: AI is not a tool to be deployed. It is a force that will reshape how companies create value and how humans think, whether we are intentional about it or not. Brian Sol...

In Episode 448 of DisrupTV, host R "Ray" Wang brings together three thinkers whose work sits at the intersection of AI, leadership, governance, and global innovation — and who all arrive, from very different directions, at the same essential insight: the real competitive advantage in the AI era is not access to the technology. It is what you do with it. Frank Castora, CEO of Ollion, makes the case...

Christopher Lochhead makes the case that the doom is manufactured and the opportunity is real. He walks through the actual data on new business formation, unemployment claims, and prediction market odds — and argues that the U.S. is in a phase of massive entrepreneurial building, not collapse. He then traces the AI economy’s parallel to the early internet, makes the case for the creator capitalist...

Most people still think of Steve Jobs’ time at NeXT as a lost decade — an expensive detour between the original Apple story and the triumphant return. In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R Ray Wang and Esteban Kolsky sit down with two guests who know that chapter better than almost anyone to make a very different argument: the NeXT years were the crucible that forged the Steve Jobs who came back an...

What separates the companies that will define the AI era from those that will be displaced by it? In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar bring together two guests with very different vantage points on the same question — one from the front lines of AI-first transformation, and one from the deeply human side of leadership development. Alejandro Laplana, CEO of Shokworks — t...

What does it actually take to win with AI at the enterprise level — and what does it mean for society as AI becomes inseparable from how we live, work, and relate to one another? In Episode 444 of DisrupTV, hosts R Ray Wang and Vala Afshar bring together two leaders at the front lines of those questions from very different vantage points. TVN Reddy, CEO of Aptean — a vertical enterprise software c...

Charlene Li makes the case that AI is a leadership and strategy test, not a tech rollout — and that most organizations stall because they hand AI to IT instead of owning it as a CEO-level priority. She explains why leaders should kill their pilots, why speed has become the real competitive moat, and why the smartest companies are using AI for value reclamation — building new capabilities and servi...

Patricia Martin introduces the concept of persona fog — a civilizational malady born from a decade of curating ourselves for algorithms, where our online persona becomes load-bearing and our true self becomes hard to access. She explains why AI may become the most colossal persona fog machine we’ve ever encountered, capable of getting you, amplifying you, and optimizing you until it authors versio...

How do companies create entirely new markets—and why are the best organizations rethinking profit, trust, and corporate purpose? Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Bruce Cleveland, author of Market Engineering, and Eric Ries, author of Incorruptible. We’ll explore what “Market Engineering” really means and why companies must actively shape markets to stay ahead, why trust has become...

In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts Vala Afshar and R “Ray” Wang are joined by Malcolm Turnbull, Lucy Turnbull, Dr. David Bray, and Sheri Jacobs for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of AI, geopolitics, governance, and leadership. Together, they explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping global power structures through energy and infrastructure, why disinformation and synthetic media...

What happens when intelligence is no longer exclusively human? In DisrupTV Episode 439, Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang are joined by internet pioneer Vint Cerf, Dr. David Bray, and decision scientist Cheryl Strauss Einhorn for a far-reaching conversation on agentic AI, governance, misinformation, autonomous systems, and the future of human judgment. Together, they explore: Why agentic AI changes the...

What do values and organizational truth have to do with AI success? In this episode of DisrupTV, Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang are joined by Paul Ingram, Columbia Business School professor and author of What Do You Really Stand For?, along with Jon Reed, co-founder of diginomica, for a deep conversation on leadership, AI, and the critical importance of context. Topics include: Why values are a lead...

AI is scaling fast—but can your organization secure it, govern it, and power it responsibly? In this episode of DisrupTV, Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang are joined by Bob Gourley, David Bray, and Andrea Bonime-Blanc to explore the real challenges behind enterprise AI adoption. From data center vulnerabilities and AI-driven cyber risk to the “messy middle” of security and the rise of exponential gove...

AI is ready—but leadership isn’t. In this episode of DisrupTV, Ray Wang and Vala Afshar are joined by Joe Kim (CEO of DRUID AI) and Paul McCarthy (author of The Fired Leader) to explore the rise of agentic AI and the leadership crisis holding organizations back. They break down why AI is now a CEO mandate, how agentic systems are changing enterprise architecture, and why modularity, governance, an...

On DisrupTV Episode 435, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar explore what it takes to lead in an era of AI, cyber risk, geopolitical tension, and climate disruption. Featuring Paul Abbate (former FBI Deputy Director), Dr. David Bray (CEO, LeadDoAdapt Ventures), and Caroline Stokes (CEO coach and author), this episode dives into insider threats, AI-driven security risks, and why resilience must beco...

On DisrupTV Episode 434, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar explore what it really takes to succeed in an AI-driven world—with insights from Ena Hull (Ultimate Health School), Dr. Michael Wu (PROS), and Ron Miller (FastForward). They dive into the nursing workforce crisis and how education must evolve, debunk the myth of a “SaaSpocalypse” as AI reshapes—but doesn’t replace—enterprise software, and...

In Episode 433 of DisrupTV, Vala Afshar and R “Ray” Wang explore the shift from AI demos to real business impact—and why love may be the ultimate competitive advantage. Featuring Brian Bryson (MIT Technology Review) and Marcus Buckingham (Designing Love In), this episode covers: Why AI is becoming core infrastructure—and a CEO-level priority How agentic AI is driving revenue, reclaiming value, and...

In DisrupTV Episode 432, R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar explore how AI, algorithms, and global competition are reshaping human agency and technology. Guests Marcos Fontoura (Microsoft CTO, Human Agency in the Digital World) and Rebecca Fannin (Tech Titans of China) share insights on: Auditing your digital life and deploying AI to amplify human value China’s tech, EV, and AI revolution amid global ge...

In DisrupTV Episode 431, hosts Vala Afshar and R “Ray” Wang explore how globalization, social status, and AI agents are reshaping business strategy. Russell Haworth, CEO of Acclaro, explains why localization is no longer just translation—it’s a core market access strategy. Companies that want to scale globally must design for international audiences from day one, combining AI-powered localization...

In DisrupTV Episode 430, R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar explore the next evolution of business value: the Transformation Economy. Joe Pine, co-author of The Experience Economy, explains why companies must move beyond staging memorable experiences and start guiding customers toward meaningful outcomes—helping them become healthier, wiser, more successful, or more purposeful. Later in the episode, CRM...